On A Sunny Afternoon 1914 'The Debutante'

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 08 Mar 2006
2006

When we are all dolled up for show
on a sunny afternoon,
we're followed every place we go,
on a sunny afternoon.
We proudly pass them in review,
as free as pigs in clover,
as we wander through the Avenue
and let them look us over.

It's hey boys! gay boys!
who you goin' to meet?
We're off to give the girls a treat,
they all stop short when we appear
and say to each other:
"Look! Who's here!"
Oh! say boys! gay boys!
what you doin' here?
We're goin' to make the ladies stare
and wonder if we're single,
as we march along and mingle
in the crowded thoroughfare.

It's hey boys! gay boys!
who you goin' to meet?
We're off to give the girls a treat,
they all stop short when we appear
and say to each other:
"Look! Who's here!"
Oh! say boys! gay boys!
what you doin' here?
We're goin' to make the ladies stare
and wonder if we're single,
as we march along and mingle
in the crowded thoroughfare.

The horses shy as we pass by,
on a sunny afternoon,
the ladies sigh, the babies cry,
on a sunny afternoon.
And all the doors, and windows too,
are filled with gaping masses,
and a lucky few that came to view,
have brought their op'ra glasses.

It's hey boys! gay boys!
who you goin' to meet?
We're off to give the girls a treat,
they all stop short when we appear
and say to each other:
"Look! Who's here!"
Oh! say boys! gay boys!
what you doin' here?
We're goin' to make the ladies stare
and wonder if we're single,
as we march along and mingle
in the crowded thoroughfare.

It's hey boys! gay boys!
who you goin' to meet?
We're off to give the girls a treat,
they all stop short when we appear
and say to each other:
"Look! Who's here!"
Oh! say boys! gay boys!
what you doin' here?
We're goin' to make the ladies stare
and wonder if we're single,
as we march along and mingle
in the crowded thoroughfare.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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On A Sunny Afternoon 1914
from "The Debutante"
Music by Victor Herbert
Lyrics by Robert B. Smith
© 1914 by G. Schirmer
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 08 March 2006 at 23.16
in association with Doug Grierson
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